Jammu, Sept. 20 -- Jammu and Kashmir today registered a case against the hotelier for violating provisions of the Foreigners Act, 1946, by failing to report the stay of a foreign national guest.

Police spokesman said that a case has been registered against the owner of Hotel Pine Heritage, Patnitop identified as Shamsher Singh Manhas under relevant sections.

Police added that the case pertains to the non filling of form C online during the stay of a foreign national lady namely Tuuli Lehmusjaervi, a citizen of Finland, who stayed at the hotel from 17-07-2025 to 29-08-2025.

Despite the legal obligation, the hotel owner failed to submit the mandatory Form-C online to the Foreigners Registration Office (FRO) within the stipulated time perio...